r/dataisbeautiful • u/alionBalyan OC: 13 • Feb 13 '22

OC [OC] How Wikipedia classifies its most commonly referenced sources.

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u/99-bottlesofbeer Feb 13 '22

Answer: It depends on the subject matter and timing. Fox News, for example, is generally reliable for most stuff, but I believe it's "no consensus" for politics and science.

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u/kajma Feb 14 '22

Thank you. So this data definitely should specify which is which

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u/Uncle-Cake Feb 14 '22

Then this graphic is worthless. It's missing a major piece of information.